SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

2. Coptic Encyclopedia on CD: The electronic edition of the Coptic Encyclopedia is now available on CD. This joint venture with St. Mark Foundation, the copyright holder, has yielded a very significant contribution to promotion of Coptic Studies in the Electronic Age. The price structure for the distribution of this CD is as follows: Regular Price (1-4 copies): $50 each Member Price: $40 each Quantity 5-9 copies: $45 each 10-29 copies: $40 each 30-49 copies: $35 each 50+ copies: $30 each 3. Midnight Psalmody: COEPA has produced the third title of Audio-remastered works of the late Ragheb Moftah's monumental work. This new title is a 4-CD (Audio) edition of the Coptic Midnight Psalmody. This nearly 4-hours of recording would complete the trilogy of the majestic Coptic sacred music. The latest set includes all the necessary components of the Midnight Hymnology for the Sunday Office. It also includes many of the long beautiful hymns that many of us rarely or ever hear in our churches these days. A bonus computer CD was included, containing a PDF version of a text of the Psalmodia in Coptic with parallel Arabic and English translations. A true monumental preservation effort. Within the US, it is available through the Society, except for the Diocese of the Southern States. . The cost for this CD is $30 for a single copy and $25 each for quantities of 5 or more for churches and other distributors. 4. Other COEPA Products: The society has copies on-hand of all other COEPA-produced CDs, as follows: COEPA 1 Holy Bible & Pope Shenouda's Writings COEPA 2 The Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil (Audio) COEPA 3 The Holy Pascha Hymns (Audio) COEPA 4 An Altar to the Lord 5. Coptic Computer CD: The first Coptic Language CD, Coptic CD Vol. 1 is still available. A brief description as well as a demo is accessible through the Society's website. A custom CD-R copy can be made for any of the four major modules of the CD: Coptic- Bohairic Lessons, Bohairic-English Dictionary, Annual Bohairic-English Lectionary for the Days, or Bohairic- Sahidic-English-Greek New Testament. The cost will be $20 for the Lessons or the New Testament and $12

for the dictionary or the Lectionary. Members would receive a 20% discount. 6. Coptic Art Books from Egypt: The two new titles by Mr. Nabil S. Atalla are still available. His earlier 2- volume Coptic Art book is also available in very limited quantity. These works offers a treasury of Coptic Art examples, arranged by topics. They are indispensable to scholars as well as people interested in keeping their beautiful Coptic Heritage alive. Prices for these items are as follows: Title Member Non-member Coptic Icons, 2-v. (1-9) ea. $40.00 $45.00 Coptic Icons, 2-v. (10+) ea. $35.00 $40.00 Escape to Egypt, ea. $10.00 $12.00 Coptic Art, 2-v, ea. $35.00 $40.00 7. Books Available Through the Society: Rev. Partrick's, "Traditional Egyptian Christianity -History of the Coptic Orthodox Church" (1999 revised first edition) is still available. The price is $12.00 ($14.95 for non-members). Special prices are offered to book distributors. Coptic Puzzles and Word Games vol.1 is also available, in a limited quantity, at the special price of $2.00 for members and $3.00 for non-members. This is an excellent introduction to the Coptic Language for kids and adults, that will insure hours of fun and learning for all. This work was a product of love of many of our Coptic youth associated with the Coptic Regional Center of Orange County, California. The same group is putting the final touches on the second volume of this series. The Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (in English), the Coptic Church Review's special volume on the Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (the Short) is still available. It includes translations of the Bohairic life from a Vatican manuscript and the surviving fragments of the Sahidic version with an excellent introduction. Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian of Bakersfield, California, and Deacon Severus (Maged) S. A. Mikhail, a member of the Center's staff, are the contributors to this volume. The price for a single copy is $5.00. Discounts will be available to distributors for quantity purchases of 25, 50, and 100 copies. Members of the Society will be given a 20% discount. Also available, D. N. Bell's The Life of Shenoute by Besa , this is the only published English translation of the Coptic Life of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite. The price for members is $9 and for non-members $11.50.

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter The cost for each Computer CD or Audio CD-Set is $30 for a single copy and $25 each for quantities of 5 or more for churches and other distributors.

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